Enrollment Trends at Drexel

The student population at Drexel University is 22,344 (14,021 undergraduate and 8,323 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,788 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Drexel is 62.75% which is decreased by 2,595 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,193 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 1.20 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

4,477 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -14.43% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 24,450 where 22,344 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

62.75% of total students is undergraduate students and 37.25% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2,595 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,193 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.20 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Drexel than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Drexel University since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	26,132	16,616	8,863	7,753	9,516	3,762	5,754
2014-15	26,359 227	16,896 280	8,935 72	7,961 208	9,463 -53	3,591 -171	5,872 118
2015-16	25,595 -764	16,464 -432	8,705 -230	7,759 -202	9,131 -332	3,439 -152	5,692 -180
2016-17	24,232 -1,363	15,552 -912	8,189 -516	7,363 -396	8,680 -451	3,248 -191	5,432 -260
2017-18	24,190 -42	15,534 -18	8,032 -157	7,502 139	8,656 -24	3,195 -53	5,461 29
2018-19	24,634 444	15,724 190	8,121 89	7,603 101	8,910 254	3,172 -23	5,738 277
2019-20	24,205 -429	15,414 -310	8,069 -52	7,345 -258	8,791 -119	3,180 8	5,611 -127
2020-21	23,589 -616	14,616 -798	7,546 -523	7,070 -275	8,973 182	3,212 32	5,761 150
2021-22	23,216 -373	14,413 -203	7,375 -171	7,038 -32	8,803 -170	3,176 -36	5,627 -134
2022-23	22,344 -872	14,021 -392	7,164 -211	6,857 -181	8,323 -480	3,010 -166	5,313 -314
Average	24,450	15,525	8,100	7,425	8,925	3,299	5,626

Drexel University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 15,525 where 14,021 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Drexel University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	16,616	13,977	7,920	6,057	2,639	943	1,696
2014-15	16,896	14,365	8,110	6,255	2,531	825	1,706
2015-16	16,464	14,101	7,974	6,127	2,363	731	1,632
2016-17	15,552	13,303	7,489	5,814	2,249	700	1,549
2017-18	15,534	13,572	7,425	6,147	1,962	607	1,355
2018-19	15,724	13,942	7,521	6,421	1,782	600	1,182
2019-20	15,414	13,878	7,504	6,374	1,536	565	971
2020-21	14,616	13,156	7,006	6,150	1,460	540	920
2021-22	14,413	13,143	6,853	6,290	1,270	522	748
2022-23	14,021	12,870	6,688	6,182	1,151	476	675
Average	15,525	15,525	7,449	6,182	15,525	651	1,243

Drexel University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 8,925 where 8,323 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Drexel University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	9,516	4,932	2,166	2,766	4,584	1,596	2,988
2014-15	9,463	4,837	2,132	2,705	4,626	1,459	3,167
2015-16	9,131	4,629	2,023	2,606	4,502	1,416	3,086
2016-17	8,680	4,482	1,988	2,494	4,198	1,260	2,938
2017-18	8,656	4,442	1,954	2,488	4,214	1,241	2,973
2018-19	8,910	4,370	1,852	2,518	4,540	1,320	3,220
2019-20	8,791	4,339	1,876	2,463	4,452	1,304	3,148
2020-21	8,973	4,333	1,801	2,532	4,640	1,411	3,229
2021-22	8,803	4,244	1,682	2,562	4,559	1,494	3,065
2022-23	8,323	4,393	1,790	2,603	3,930	1,220	2,710
Average	8,925	8,925	1,926	2,574	8,925	1,372	3,052

Drexel University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 47.51% and the percentage of black students is 9.20% at Drexel University. 18.87% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Drexel University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	37	2,954	1,994	1,341	107	14,663	628
2014-15	40	3,083	2,055	1,424	108	14,559	691
2015-16	36	3,137	1,992	1,364	112	13,843	690
2016-17	36	3,072	1,970	1,351	103	12,716	725
2017-18	27	3,292	2,024	1,426	66	12,620	761
2018-19	23	3,610	2,032	1,522	39	12,954	826
2019-20	19	3,863	1,922	1,546	19	12,553	857
2020-21	17	4,045	1,959	1,619	10	12,100	880
2021-22	12	4,181	2,116	1,699	10	11,654	854
2022-23	11	4,216	2,055	1,686	11	10,616	887
Average	26	3,545	2,012	1,498	59	12,828	780

Drexel University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,477 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -14.43% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Drexel University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	26,359	5,232	4,268	16,859
2015-16	25,595	5,188	4,690	15,717
2016-17	24,232	5,353	4,031	14,848
2017-18	24,190	2,701	2,281	19,208
2018-19	24,634	1,437	1,528	21,669
2019-20	24,205	5,189	4,111	14,905
2020-21	23,589	18,832	2,099	2,658
2021-22	23,216	5,317	6,249	11,650
2022-23	22,344	4,477	4,994	12,873
Average	24,263	5,970	3,806	14,487

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